{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"es-health-expenditure-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/es-health-expenditure-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/es-health-expenditure-gdp/","title":"Spain Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP) (2023)","description":"Spain's Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP): 9.2 % of GDP in 2023, -0.5pp YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_SHA11_HF), 2005–2023.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Spain","2023"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Spain","temporal_coverage":"2005/2023","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2023","variable_measured":"Spain Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/HLTH_SHA11_HF/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2023"},{"label":"Observations","value":"19"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Spain"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Spain (2023)","value":"9.2","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.5pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.5pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"19","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Spain Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":19,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":7.78},{"period":"2006","value":7.87},{"period":"2007","value":7.96},{"period":"2008","value":8.43},{"period":"2009","value":9.15},{"period":"2010","value":9.17},{"period":"2011","value":9.22},{"period":"2012","value":9.22},{"period":"2013","value":9.14},{"period":"2014","value":9.15},{"period":"2015","value":9.18},{"period":"2016","value":9.01},{"period":"2017","value":9.02},{"period":"2018","value":9.07},{"period":"2019","value":9.22},{"period":"2020","value":10.79},{"period":"2021","value":10.34},{"period":"2022","value":9.66},{"period":"2023","value":9.22}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"9.2","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"9.7","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"10.3","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"10.8","yoyChange":"+1.6pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"9.2","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"9.1","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"9.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2016","value":"9.0","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"9.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2014","value":"9.2","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"9.1","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"9.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2011","value":"9.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2010","value":"9.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2009","value":"9.2","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"8.4","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"8.0","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"7.9","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2005","value":"7.8","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks current health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in Spain from 2005 to present. Compare against the EU-27 average and OECD benchmark. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2023. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2023 (19 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 10.8 % of GDP in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 7.8 in 2005. The latest reading of 9.2 in 2023 represents a change of -0.5pp."}]}